Seeding attachment for disk cultivators



(No Model.)

B. B. SNELL. SBEDING ATTACHMENT FOR DISK GULTIVATORS.

No. 460,366. Patented Sept. 29, 1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT E. SNELL, OF MONUMENT, KANSAS.

SEEDING ATTACHMENT FOR DISK CULTIVATORS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 460,366, dated September 29, 1891. Application filed February 1S, 1891- Serial No. 381,371. (No model.)

To all whont it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT E. SNELL, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Monument, in the county of Logan and State of Kansas, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Seeding Attachments for Disk Cultivators; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in seed-planters.

The object of the invention is to provide means whereby a drill can be readily attached to disk barrows and the seed deposited in the furrows made by the disks thereof; and it consists in the construction and combination of the parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a vertical section, and Fig. 2 a rear elevation.

A refers to the main transverse beam, which is provided on its under side with hangers a, which encircle the shafts b, upon which the disks B of the harrow are mounted.

0 refers to the draft-pole, which is secured to the under side of the beam A between the two sets of disks, the shafts of said disks being connected to the main beam by hangers arranged to position the shafts at an angle with each other, so that the disks will cut furrows in the ground when drawn over the same.

0 0 refer to blocks which are rigidly attached abovethe main beam A, and to thesame are secured by means of straps 0' blocks or supports, upon which the seed-box D rests, this seed-box being provided with the usual seed-slide and a stirrer or agitator which passes longitudinally through the seed-box, and is provided with a pulley over which passes a belt, which also engages with a pulley carried by one of the disk-shafts b. The

seed-slide can be reciprocated from the stirrershaft (1, which may for that purpose be provided with a cam which engages with a rocklever. It will be noticed that this seed-box is positioned so as to set well forward and be in front of the disk-shafts Z) to counterbalance the seed-spouts andconnecting mechanism, which will be hereinafter described.

To the bottom of the seed-box are rigidly connected pipes E, which incline rearwardly, each successive pipe from end to center be ing longer than the preceding one. From the main beam A, between the central pipes E, extends a suitable standard, which supports the drivers seat F.

G and G refer to straps, which are bolted to the upper edge of the beam A, their outer ends being bent downwardly and turned to embrace shafts H. The forward ends of these straps are slotted, so that proper adjustments and the desired angle can be given to the shaft 11, which carries the drills, and it will be observed that the inner straps G extend a greater distance from the beam than the others, thereby positioning the shafts H on a line with the shafts carrying the disks B.

The tubes I are preferably made of drawn metal and have extensions '5, adjacent to which are formed perforated ears 2'', through which the shafts H pass, thereby hinging the drills upon said shafts. Each set of tubes is connected by a transverse bar K, with which engages one end of a link 70, the other end thereof connecting with the lower end of a lever L, said lever being pivoted upon plates extending from the beam A. This lever is provided with the usual bar for engagement witha ratchet-p1ate to hold said lever in any desired position.

To the lower ends of the tubes I are adjustably secured the drill-points M, the lower ends of which are slightly curved toward the convex faces of the disks, and these tubes can be lengthened or shortened to suit different conditions of the ground. The tubes are also adjustable, so that they can be positioned to deposit the grainalmost immediately against the disks and near the center thereof or entirely beyond said disks, as may be desired.

The device can be used simply as a disk cultivator or harrow by removing the seed mechanism.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In combination with a disk cultivator consisting of a series of disks which are mounted on diverging axles rigidly attached to a beam A, carrying a seed-box and rearwardly-inclined pipes E E, hangers G G, adjustably attached to the beam A, tubes I, secured to the hangers, the tubes having upwardly-projecting portions 2' and adjustable drill-points M, levers L, carried by the beam A, so as to be within reach of the drivers seat, and bars K, attached to the tubes I and to the levers, substantially as shown, and for 'the purpose set forth.

extending from the seed-box to a point above the rear peripheries of the disks B, tubes I, pivotally attached to straps carried by the beam A, so that their upper ends will be immediately beneath the lower ends of the pipes E E, levers L L, connected with the tubes 1, pulleys carried by the shafts b and d, a driving-belt passing over said pulleys, and a cam attached to the stirrer-shaft d for engagement with means for reciprocating the seed-slide, the parts being organized substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT E. SNELL. Witnesses:

F. O. WEGENER, HERMAN RIPLEY. 

